child abuse

A new study finds maltreatment allegations involving infants in Flint have dropped dramatically since the start of a stipend program for new moms.Rx Kids provides every pregnant woman with $1,500 during mid-pregnancy and $500 per month throughout the baby’s first 6–12 months of life.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services trumpets improvements noted in a follow-up audit from the Office of the Auditor General, but said the OAG's report was a disservice to the public.

Researchers at Michigan State University say their study shows a correlation between state-funded paid family leave and a reduction of child maltreatment.

Michigan’s attorney general is charging four mid-Michigan residents, including one former employee of the state agency meant to advocate for children, with child abuse.

The survivors outlined a handful of civil lawsuits against the Michigan-based ecumenical society The Servants of the Word and its umbrella organization, The Sword of the Spirit.

A bill filed in the Michigan Senate would allow more people to see some confidential children's protective services case files.

The legislation is named Wyatt’s Law for a child who suffered broken bones and brain damage as a result of abuse by his father’s girlfriend.

The Michigan Senate passed a bill package Wednesday to tighten the state’s tracking of child abuse cases.

Attorneys for the family of Cornelius Fredericks have released the video documenting the 16-year old's death at a Kalamazoo youth facility. Fredericks…

The family of Cornelius Fredericks, a 16-year-old boy in foster care who died after being improperly restrained by youth facility staff, filed a lawsuit…